Frank E. Gunn Collection

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Frank E. Gunn Collection

MS 70-90

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Title: MS 70-90 Frank E. Gunn Collection, 1863-1865

Collection Number: MS 70-90

Scope and Content: This collection consists of the Civil War diary of Charles A. Gunn, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Co. B, for 1863. The entries are intermittent and include some references to Vicksburg and statistics on captures, injured, etc. The collection also includes a copy of The New York herald of sat., April 15, 1865, detailing stories of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the stabbing of Seward.

Author: Gunn, Charles A.

Author: Gunn, Frank E.

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Genre: diaries

Extent: 74 files, 1.3 GB

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: United States. Army (Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1866) Company

Subject: Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties -- Statistics

Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination

Subject: Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872 -- Assassination attempt, 1865

Inclusive Dates: 1863-1865

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

System of arrangement: Records are arranged by date.

Technical Access Note: Researchers will need an image viewer to access these files.

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Description/First Name

Place

1865-04-15 Newspaper Account of Sherman

Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the status of the Union Army.

Washington, D.C.

1865-04-15 Newspaper Clipping regarding Booth’s Capture

Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. Dated April 15, 1865.

1863 Diary of Charles A. Gunn

Diary of Charles A. Gunn dated 1863. In this diary, he writes a poem to his mother, draws badges for himself and Arthur Gunn, discusses rations, finances, the weather, the railroad, his health, a circus, the Siege of Vicksburg, General Morgan, camp life, deaths in his regiment, the shooting of his horse (Dec 11), and the mail.

1865-04-15 Newspaper account of Lincoln

Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. Dated April 15, 1865.

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